No injuries have been reported after a large explosion at a steel factory in Hamilton Friday morning, according to Hamilton police. Large clouds of brown smoke were seen coming from Hamilton's waterfront industrial zone. She said "In this case liquid slag / iron came into contact with moisture which caused the eruptions." Verdun said "The reaction was between water and primarily liquid iron and would have been comprised of mostly iron, iron oxide and water vapour, as well as silica, calcium, magnesium, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide." Dark brown cloud over the area pic.twitter.com/HhXnT18eLf —@peterrukavinaHamilton police acting Staff Sgt.

Source: CBC News December 25, 2020 18:32 UTC